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Resident urges Broward County to rethink methane-fired sludge dryer, calls for stronger recycling
Summary
Tammy Littery, a Coconut Creek resident, urged commissioners to question a proposed methane-powered sludge dryer at Broward County's North County Wastewater Treatment Plant and pressed for more aggressive recycling and education to reduce landfill volume.
Tammy Littery, a Coconut Creek resident, used the commission’s public-comment period on March 26 to urge local officials to question Broward County plans for a methane-powered sludge dryer at the North County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pompano Beach.
Littery told the commission the county’s proposal would use methane from a nearby landfill to fuel the dryer. She said Waste Management already captures methane and converts it into electricity and questioned who would benefit financially from the proposed dryer. She contrasted the North County plan with the south…
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